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Catherine II. Peace with Sweden 3 August 1790.
Silver octagonal award medal. Signed by C. Leberecht. Integrated loop. 39 x 27 mm. 13,7 gr. R2. VF. Barac 65; Diakov 221.8; Werlich 54.
Obverse with a bust of Catherine II in an oval frame above crossed laurel and oak branches. On the
truncation the signature of the mirrored name Leberecht of the engraver Carl Leberecht (1749-1827). He was born in Meiningen, Germany, and was appointed Engraver to the Russian Mint in 1775. Later, he became Chief Medallist to the Court.
Reverse with a laurel wreath surrounding the three-line inscription ЗА СЛУЖ = | БУ И ХРА = | БРОСТЬ (for service and bravery). Below the wreath, in exergue, the legend МИРЪ СЪ ШВЕЦ · | ЗАКЛ · З · АВГ · |
1790 Г · (peace with Sweden concluded on 3 August, year 1790).
The medal was established on 19 August 1790 and awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Russian Army and Navy who participated in battles against the Swedes during the war of 1788-1790. The peace treaty of Värälä was signed on 14 August 1790 (3 August O.S.) between Russia and Sweden, ending the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790.
Lit: Barac4, 1450; Diakov2, 226; Duffy, 185-188; Werlich, 34.
Silver octagonal award medal. Signed by C. Leberecht. Integrated loop. 39 x 27 mm. 13,7 gr. R2. VF. Barac 65; Diakov 221.8; Werlich 54.
Obverse with a bust of Catherine II in an oval frame above crossed laurel and oak branches. On the
truncation the signature of the mirrored name Leberecht of the engraver Carl Leberecht (1749-1827). He was born in Meiningen, Germany, and was appointed Engraver to the Russian Mint in 1775. Later, he became Chief Medallist to the Court.
Reverse with a laurel wreath surrounding the three-line inscription ЗА СЛУЖ = | БУ И ХРА = | БРОСТЬ (for service and bravery). Below the wreath, in exergue, the legend МИРЪ СЪ ШВЕЦ · | ЗАКЛ · З · АВГ · |
1790 Г · (peace with Sweden concluded on 3 August, year 1790).
The medal was established on 19 August 1790 and awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Russian Army and Navy who participated in battles against the Swedes during the war of 1788-1790. The peace treaty of Värälä was signed on 14 August 1790 (3 August O.S.) between Russia and Sweden, ending the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790.
Lit: Barac4, 1450; Diakov2, 226; Duffy, 185-188; Werlich, 34.